DeGette: ‘This was not a protest, it was an attempted coup’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the breach of the U.S. Capitol Building:

"Today, the president of the United States instigated a riot and urged his supporters to lay siege to the U.S. Capitol Building to try to prevent us from certifying the election for his opponent. Make no mistake: This was not a protest, it was an attempted coup. And I never thought I'd see the day that our own president would attempt to bring down our government because he lost an election.

"I was evacuated from the Capitol and am safe at an undisclosed location. We will return to the floor as soon as possible to finish certifying the results of the electoral college and declaring Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the next president and vice president of the United States."